non-profit organization Case Interview Questions & Answers

Wilderness Therapy Program Expanded to Corporate Executives

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; sports, leisure & recreation.

Case Interview Question #00677: Our client Great Outdoors is a small not-for-profit organization near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provides outdoor experiences including adventure therapy and wilderness therapy (the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention) to help pre-teen… Read the rest

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Direct Relief to Increase Donation Made by General Public

Case Type: operations strategy, optimization; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00675: Our consulting firm is doing a pro-bono case for Direct Relief International, the largest non-profit medicine distribution network in the U.S. Founded in 1948, this organization focuses on improving the quality… Read the rest

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Church Attendance Keeps Falling Despite New Pastor’s Effort

Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: Mars & Co first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization.

Case Interview Question #00664: Assume that you are the new pastor (parish priest) of a rural English church in the late 19th century. Over the last three years attendance to your church has been steadily going down. Your boss has just come to town to… Read the rest

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Massachusetts DCF Strives to Close Budget Shortfall

Case Type: increase revenue; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: Bridgespan Group first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: government & public sector; non-profit organization.

Case Interview Question #00631: Your client The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), formerly known as the Massachusetts Department of Social Services, is the state agency that receives and responds to reports of child abuse and neglect. DCF conducts… Read the rest

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Huntington Memorial Hospital to Cut Budget by $100 Million

Case Type: reduce costs; increase revenues.
Consulting Firm: Deloitte Consulting (Strategy & Operations) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical; non-profit organization.

Case Interview Question #00572: Our client the Huntington Memorial Hospital is a 635-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Pasadena, California. It is named after Southern California businessman and booster Henry E. Huntington. Huntington Memorial Hospital is a community-based… Read the rest

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